Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out.
General references
Bible References
The cause
Exodus 18:26
They judged the people under normal circumstances; the difficult cases they would bring to Moses, but every small case they would judge themselves.
Deuteronomy 13:14
You must investigate thoroughly and inquire carefully. If it is indeed true that such a disgraceful thing is being done among you,
Deuteronomy 17:8
If a matter is too difficult for you to judge -- bloodshed, legal claim, or assault -- matters of controversy in your villages -- you must leave there and go up to the place the Lord your God chooses.
1 Kings 3:16
Then two prostitutes came to the king and stood before him.
Proverbs 25:2
It is the glory of God to conceal a matter, and it is the glory of a king to search out a matter.
Proverbs 29:7
The righteous person cares for the legal rights of the poor; the wicked does not understand such knowledge.
General references
Proverbs 31:9
Open your mouth, judge in righteousness, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.